I enjoyed a wonderful Christmas with Oakley & Liseanne and Rebecca and Dan in Phoenix. Isabella had graciously loaned me her home in Scottsdale while she was visiting her family in St. Louis. We all went down to Tucson and had lunch with Chris and Steve Beck - they are doing great!
I closed up the house on New Year's Day and went over to Jerry's in Borrego Springs. We played a round of golf and then Jerry made a great dinner for us and his friends Mike and Teri. Monday morning I headed south in the SUV. I was going to take the Vixen, but I don't think that it is ready for Baja yet with no solar electric or propane appliances. Plus it will be better to have the SUV for picking up Oakley, Rebecca etc when they come down in February.
I crossed over easily at Tecate and glad that I didn't get the red light at customs as I was carrying a full load of wine. The road to Ensenada was in good shape and there must have been at least 8 new wineries and I also saw a new Museum of Wine being constructed. The mountains were very green and the weather was perfect for an afternoon's drive.
The remainder of the trip was uneventful and relaxed. I really poked around this time, taking excursions, starting late and stopping early. I stayed at the Mission Inn in Catavina the first night, the Frances Hotel in Santa Rosalia the second, and the Perla Hotel in La Paz the last night. I stayed in La Paz as I wanted to make a dental appointment and do some shopping before going out to La Ventana.
The trailer was in great shape, all four tires still holding air and not too much dust on the inside, so I was pretty well set up before dark. Six utilities are required. Water from trenching over to the nearest spigot, batteries connected to the solar, propane tank filled and connected, the refrigerator and hot water heater lit, and a septic tank dug. The weather is still a bit on the cool side, 60 at night and 70 in the day. But it makes for great vollyball.
It seems less crowded in the camp this year, but the usual gang is here. I think that as more people buy or build a house and more resorts are popping up, the campground gets fewer customers. Jack & Nancy from Hawaii showed up in their Vixen. I had met them in Napa when I picked up my Vixen in August.
So life is good. Otto
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